How do you convince Social Security you’re alive after the agency declares you dead? Seattle couple says it’s far from easy

How do you convince Social Security you’re alive after the agency declares you dead? Seattle couple says it’s far from easy

Pam Johnson of Seattle found out her husband, Leonard or “Ned,” had been declared dead when she got a letter from Bank of America on Feb. 19 offering condolences. The note said more than $5,000 in Social Security benefits had been reclaimed from the couple’s joint account.